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A delegation of protesters met the Chief Minister in protest against the country’s proposed largest coal block project at Deucha Pachami in Birbhum district. Mamata Banerjee In Nabanna on Wednesday. The protesters said the chief minister promised to look into their concerns about the project and even consider taking up alleged false police cases.
State government officials confirmed the meeting but did not refer to it.
“Total 31 protesters went to Kolkata and 8 of our representatives met Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. I spoke to him on the phone and learned what happened. We are glad that the Chief Minister met us and cleared most of our doubts on the project. He clearly said that our land will be allotted for the project only after getting our consent. He said that if we do not want to, then our land will not be taken for the project.
The members of the organization are against giving their land for the project.
Jagannath Tudu, the organization’s assistant secretary, said, “The chief minister also promised to take up the false cases leveled by the police on the villagers and consider investigating the atrocities committed on us and our families.” Indian Express on the phone.
“We are glad that the chief minister spoke directly to our representatives about the project. Whatever he said, we will tell the villagers. Once our representatives are back, we will discuss and decide to lift our ongoing dharna.”
Birbhum Jomi, Jibon, Jibika o Prakriti Bachao Mahasabha (Birbhum Mahasabha to save land, life, livelihood and nature), has been protesting since February 22 against the project and alleged police atrocities.
The protesters had claimed that on December 23, police had beaten up several villagers, including women, who had raised questions about a rally allegedly organized by the TMC and in support of the project. Subsequently, on February 22, TMC supporters allegedly attacked protesters after a public meeting in Dewanganj and the police registered cases against the villagers. The miscreants allegedly ransacked the houses of some of the protesters.
The state government has so far identified 784 families for rehabilitation in more than 90 villages.
Banerjee last November announced a compensation package for those who would be displaced or affected and assured that there would be no forcible acquisition of land as had reportedly happened in Singur in 2006 under the then Left Front government.
The proposed coal block is estimated to have 2,102 million tonnes of coal spread over an area of 9.7 km at Deucha Pachmi in Mohammad Bazar block of Birbhum district.
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